[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39632-39633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16399]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2011-0452]
Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Seattle Seafair Unlimited
Hydroplane Race Special Local Regulation on Lake Washington, WA from 8
a.m. on August 2, 2012 through 11:59 p.m. on August 5, 2012 during
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hydroplane race times. This action is necessary to ensure public safety
from the inherent dangers associated with high-speed races while
allowing access for rescue personnel in the event of an emergency.
During the enforcement period, no person or vessel will be allowed to
enter the regulated area without the permission of the Captain of the
Port, on-scene Patrol Commander or Designated Representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1301 will be effective from 8 a.m.
on August 2, 2012 through 11:59 p.m. on August 5, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Ensign Nathaniel P. Clinger, Sector Puget Sound Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6045, email
SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special
local regulation for the annual Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane
Race in 33 CFR 100.1301 from 8 a.m. on August 2, 2012 through 11:59
p.m. on August 5, 2012.
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1301, the Coast Guard will
restrict general navigation in the following area: The waters of Lake
Washington bounded by the Interstate 90 (Mercer Island/Lacey V. Murrow)
Bridge, the western shore of Lake Washington, and the east/west line
drawn tangent to Bailey Peninsula and along the shoreline of Mercer
Island.
The regulated area has been divided into two zones. The zones are
separated by a line perpendicular from the I-90 Bridge to the northwest
corner of the East log boom and a line extending from the southeast
corner of the East log boom to the southeast corner of the hydroplane
race course and then to the northerly tip of Ohlers Island in Andrews
Bay. The western zone is designated Zone I, the eastern zone, Zone II.
(Refer to NOAA Chart 18447).
The Coast Guard will maintain a patrol consisting of Coast Guard
vessels, assisted by Auxiliary Coast Guard vessels, in Zone II. The
Coast Guard patrol of this area is under the direction of the Coast
Guard Patrol Commander (the ``Patrol Commander''). The Patrol Commander
is empowered to control the movement of vessels on the racecourse and
in the adjoining waters during the periods this regulation is in
effect. The Patrol Commander may be assisted by other federal, state
and local law enforcement agencies.
Only authorized vessels may be allowed to enter Zone I during the
hours this regulation is in effect. Vessels in the vicinity of Zone I
shall maneuver and anchor as directed by Coast Guard Officers or Petty
Officers.
During the times in which the regulation is in effect, the
following rules shall apply:
(1) Swimming, wading, or otherwise entering the water in Zone I by
any person is prohibited while hydroplane boats are on the racecourse.
At other times in Zone I, any person entering the water from the
shoreline shall remain west of the swim line, denoted by buoys, and any
person entering the water from the log boom shall remain within ten
(10) feet of the log boom.
(2) Any person swimming or otherwise entering the water in Zone II
shall remain within ten (10) feet of a vessel.
(3) Rafting to a log boom will be limited to groups of three
vessels.
(4) Up to six (6) vessels may raft together in Zone II if none of
the vessels are secured to a log boom. Only vessels authorized by the
Patrol Commander, other law enforcement agencies or event sponsors
shall be permitted to tow other watercraft or inflatable devices.
(5) Vessels proceeding in either Zone I or Zone II during the hours
this regulation is in effect shall do so only at speeds which will
create minimum wake, seven (07) miles per hour or less. This maximum
speed may be reduced at the discretion of the Patrol Commander.
(6) Upon completion of the daily racing activities, all vessels
leaving either Zone I or Zone II shall proceed at speeds of seven (07)
miles per hour or less. The maximum speed may be reduced at the
discretion of the Patrol Commander.
(7) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn from
vessels patrolling the areas under the direction of the Patrol
Commander shall serve as signal to stop. Vessels signaled shall stop
and shall comply with the orders of the patrol vessel; failure to do so
may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply,
or both.
The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.1301 and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated
area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice,
he may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission
to enter the regulated area.
Dated: June 1, 2012.
S.J. Ferguson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2012-16399 Filed 7-3-12; 8:45 am]
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